>>7949086I'm about the same age, did the entire PCT, there was a lot of this...
>>7949088I never hiked before and haven't hiked since, but if you really adore it, then just walk forever, but I think that's escapism.
Until you have an experience to teach you that you are complete and perfect in any state you ever find yourself, you are just searching to fill some meaningless, selfish void. Give yourself to god and everything else falls in line. You might be scared thinking you'll become an entirely new person, but in reality you'll be mostly the same except the burden of striving for reason doesn't rest on your shoulders anymore. It's the most noble thing you can do and often leads to success in health, marriage, and happiness. Please find any religion that works for you.